December 7, 2025

Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pushed, sprayed by ICE agents

Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., said she was “pushed-side and pepper sprayed” by federal immigration agents while on scene at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at an Arizona restaurant on Friday. Grijalva said in a video on X she was at Taco Giro in Tucson to ask for clarification, “which is my right as a […]

December 7, 2025

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem, start with tree lighting

The Christmas tree is up and workers are bustling around the clock in Bethlehem, as the West Bank city prepares to welcome back visitors for the holiday season. “The tree is already up and employees are working 24 hours a day to prepare for Christmas,” said Deputy Mayor Lucy Talgieh. “After five years of COVID […]

December 7, 2025

Trump calls out Charlotte stabbing suspect

A stabbing on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina caught the attention of President Donald Trump. Oscar Solarzano, 33, is accused of stabbing a man on a Charlotte light rail train Friday evening. Police said Solarzano is charged with attempted first-degree murder and assault with deadly weapon serious injury, among other charges. The victim remains hospitalized […]

December 7, 2025

Hegseth says Monroe Doctrine ‘stronger than ever’ with Trump Corollary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking at Reagan National Defense Forum in California, said the “Monroe Doctrine is in effect, and stronger than ever under the Trump Corollary.” This corollary was added in the new National Security Strategy from President Donald Trump. “The War Department stands ready to take focused and to fight decisive action that […]

December 6, 2025

Double-tap to briefing: A timeline of the US’ strikes on ‘narco-terrorists’

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have kept their sights set on ridding the U.S. of narcotics shipments and holding gangs accountable for proliferating the country’s opioid epidemic. That zeal for eradication developed into military action in international waters, killing at least 80 people while drawing bipartisan criticism. The two initiated what is […]

December 6, 2025

Why are Floridians so susceptible to ID theft and fraud? Calif.’s nearly as bad 

Each year, millions of people find themselves victims of identity theft and fraud. A new study from WalletHub found that residents of some states are more vulnerable than others, though.  The financial website compared the fifty states and District of Columbia across what it called “15 key metrics” to see which place in the U.S. […]

December 6, 2025

National Guard member injured in shooting ‘slowly healing’: WV governor

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement Friday that National Guard member Andrew Wolfe’s head wound is “slowly healing” and that “he’s beginning to ‘look more like himself,’” according to his parents. Wolfe,24, was injured after he and another West Virginia National Guard member, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, were shot near the White […]

December 6, 2025

Judge orders release of Epstein grand jury records in Florida case

A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking case of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The Associated Press. The ruling comes after Congress passed a law requiring the Department of Justice to release files related to the case.  On Friday, District Judge Rodney […]

December 6, 2025

Unsecure database exposes 1 million pornographic AI images, deepfakes

More than 1 million mostly pornographic images and videos generated by an artificial intelligence tool — some of which appear to feature underage individuals and some based on photos of real people — were left exposed online, according to new research published on Friday. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who made the discovery in October, said […]

December 6, 2025

Proposal could shift Virginia’s House delegation to 10-1 Democratic advantage

Virginia voters may be asked to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that could transform the state’s congressional delegation from its current 6-5 Democratic-Republican split to a 10-1 Democratic advantage. The amendment would let the Virginia General Assembly redraw the state’s U.S. House map in 2026, sidelining a bipartisan commission on redistricting. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger, a […]